Any Dawson student may contribute a named article by emailing us at theplantnewspaper@gmail.com. Anonymous contributions may be made by emailing theplantexecs@gmail.com. An Executive Member will inform you if your piece is being published. If your piece is chosen, the corresponding Section Editor will follow-up with edits on your piece. 

Deadlines for Winter 2026: 

March Issue: March 6th

April Issue: March 30th 

May Issue: April 19th

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For a student’s work to be published, it must adhere to the standards outlined below. Please note that articles can be re-directed or rejected due to a number of reasons stated in the document listed below.

Dawson students may contribute to The Plant by emailing theplantnewspaper@gmail.com for signed contributions, and theplantexecs@gmail.com for anonymous contributions. 

Submissions must be between 500 and 800 words, and sent to The Plant email with a corresponding picture, source for the picture, with the article attached via PDF file.